Grice-Fearing House
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Grice-Fearing House | |
| Location | 200 South Road Street, Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
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| Built | 1798 |
| Part of | Shepard Street-South Road Street Historic District (#94000164[1]) |
| MPS | Elizabeth City MPS |
The Grice-Fearing House is the oldest house (ca. 1798) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina,[2] located at 200 South Road Street. It is a contributing property in the Shepard Street-South Road Street Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The house was originally built for Francis Grice. After his death, his widow Mary married Isaiah Fearing, thus providing the house with its name.[3]
The house is now operated as a two-suite bed and breakfast.
See also
- Milford (Camden, North Carolina), another historic house of the Grice family, built in 1746, also known as "Relfe-Grice-Sawyer House"
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Tom Butchko (September 30, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic and Arcitectural Resources of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1793-1943 (pdf). page 7 (National Park Service).
- ↑ Falcon, Ben; Lewis, Peter (June 30, 2007). "History of the Grice-Fearing House". Retrieved 2009-06-01. sourced from On the Shores of the Pasquotank by Thomas R. Butchko
External links
- The Grice-Fearing House web site
- www.bbonline.com
- National Register Listings in North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Elizabeth City MPS (page 7)
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Coordinates: 36°17′57″N 76°13′27″W / 36.2992°N 76.2243°W
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